Thetcha Paneer

For 220g Paneer

Dry roast below ingredients:

4 tbsp peanuts

4-5 large green chillies as per taste(better to make it spicy as paneer will make it milder)

1 large whole garlic cloves

1 full bunch coriander leaves along with stems

Add pinch of salt while dry roasting.

Now, make a coarse paste of the above, u can use 1 or 2 tbsp water if needed for grinding.

Now coat the paneer pieces with the paste generously.

Take a nonstick pan, add little olive oil, place the paneer pieces and fry all sides.

Serve hot.

Thai Green Chicken Soup from Aldi

Follow the instructions on the pack.

Few changes I made are;

Added extra water, veggies like broccoli, asparagus, bell peppers and 5 cubes of Aldi cheesy tomato pasta sauce, some chillies powder and Lime Juice and topped with sesame seeds.

Munagaku Egg Drop Soup

1. Add 1tsp oil in a kadai, 1/2  tsp grated ginger, 1 tsp grated garlic, 1 small onion chopped, half cup finely chopped French beans and half cup finely chopped carrot, 1 cup munagaku, mix well, add 1 medium tomato grated, mix, add turmeric powder, pinch garam nasala powder, half tsp pepper powder, add 1.5 cubes chicken stock grated and mix all. Pour around 2 cups water as needed. Check salt n add if required. keep lid n cook until drumstick leaves are cooked. Now beat 3 eggs, add into boiling soup, keep lid n let ot cook for 2 min. Open lid, add lemon juice if required. Serve hot with ghee on top.

Sea Bass Fish in Tomato Sauce Base

1. Marinate boneless seabass with salt, red chilli powder and turmeric and leave it for 30min.

2. Add oil in non stick pan, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, 8-10 small garlic cloves finely chopped, half onion, little salt, then add 2 medium tomatoes fully riped (or use cherry tomatoes) and cook until tomatoes turn mushy.

3. Add chilli powder, 1/2 tbsp dried parsley crushed, 1tbsp schezwan sauce, 1 tbsp parmesan cheese powder, mix well. 

4. Add little bit of boiling water if the sauce looks thick and then place the fish pieces, put lid and cook for few mins. Now flip them to opposite side, spread the sauce on top of it, cover and cook for few more min.

5. Sprinkle some more parmesan cheese powder on top and serve.

Pad Thai Prawn Noodles

Sauce:

1. Mix around 4tbsp peanut butter, half cup Soya sauce, 4 tsp red chilli flakes in oil from ready made can (or use just redchilli flakes), 1 or 2 tsp Sesame oil, 2 tsp lemon juice (or rice vinegar), 1/2 tsp honey/palm sugar/jaggery/sugar. You can also add any other sauces like teriyaki, Tamarind sauce, fish oil etc as per ur taste. Combined everything to not have any lumps.

2. Boil rice noodles to 90% cooked. Dont add salt as the Soya sauce will have salt.

3. Marinate prawns with salt, chili powder, turmeric, garlic powder and saute them in little oil and keep aside.

4. Take a pan, add 3 eggs, then onions, garlic, ginger, gerrn chilies, spring onion whites, shredded carrot, capsicum, beansprouts, cabbage, beans, mushroom etc veggies as u wish. 

5. Add Noodles, pour sauce, mix well, cook until done. Add the prawns and toss.

6. Garnish with spring onion greens, sesame seeds, roasted peanuts, fried onions etc and serve hot.

Munagaku Munakkaya Soup

1. In a Pressure cooker, add 2 medium tomatoes cut into quarters, 1 small onion, 3 drumsticks chopped, 1 small glass water as needed to boil and cook for around 6 whistles or until soft.

2. Remove the skin of tomatoes if u wish to, then scrape the pulp of drumsticks and blend them all with a hand blender.

3. In a vessel, add 1 tbsp coconut oil or butter, add cumin seeds, 6 cloves garlic finely chopped, 1 inch mango ginger finely chopped, 4 green chillies finely chopped, one small onion finely chopped, then add one full bunch of washed munagaku, and cook until soft, add 1 cubes of chicken stock by crushing it, then add the blended munakkaya mix, add 4tbsp coconut milk powder mixed in water and mix everything well. Add water if required for consistency.

4. Add 1/2 tsp red chilli powder and half tsp pepper powder and mix well.

5. Serve hot with a tsp of ghee on top and garlic bread or any meat on the side. I served it with Grilled cod fillet.

Cinnamon Tea

For 1 cup water, crush 1 small half inch piece cinnamon, 2 cardamom, 2 pepper corns, 1 clove, add to water and bring to boil.

Strain, squeeze some lemon juice and enjoy.